Kaiulani Sherrow, Bright School

Gautam Karella, Big Ridge

Several students from the Chattanooga area competed in the Tennessee Scholastic Regional Championship at Lake Forest Middles School in Cleveland. The top eight in each section qualify for the State Scholastic Chess Championship.

In the 3rd Grade and Under Section, Elly Wu of Signal Mountain won a four-way playoff against Shad MacDonald (Chattanooga), Lyric Authier, and Ethan Wise (Cleveland).

In the Elementary Section, twin brothers Akhil and Nikhil Giddaluri (Brainerd Baptist), battled it out for first place, with Akhil winning by the slimmest of margins for his 3rd consecutive regional championship.

The Junior High Section also went to a playoff for first place, between Aidan Jung, Sonny Ravinder (McCallie), and Winston DeCredico (homeschool). Sonny won both playoff games to take first place.

With a perfect score in the High School Section, Suhas Gummadi (East Hamilton) swept the field for yet another regional championship. He has his eyes set on the state finals at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 17, aiming to better his 4th place finish at the state from 2015.

Cleveland State Community College Foundation recently held its spring board meeting in the George R. Johnson Cultural Heritage Center on the CSCC campus. Amy Card-Lillios has served as board chair since 2015 and passed the gavel to the incoming chair Gary Fuller at the conclusion of the meeting. Ms. Card-Lillios will continue to serve as a trustee, but in the role as past ... (click for more)

Cleveland State faculty members Dr. Victoria Bryan and Dr. Liz Moseley completed the College System of Tennessee High Impact Practice Faculty Learning Community 2018-2018 Honor Roll. Dr. Moseley completed hers magna cum laude, having earned 8-9 badges for her work with First Year Seminar, and Dr. Bryan completed hers cum laude, having earned 6-7 badges for her work with Academic ... (click for more)

Ryan Crowe, 22, was shot Thursday morning in the 600 block of Ashland Terrace, when suspects made entry into his residence and demanded money from him. A witness stated to police that while Mr. Crowe attempted to fight off the suspects, he was shot by one of them. The Chattanooga Police Department responded to a call about the shooting at 2:06 a.m. Thursday. Upon arrival, ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips on Thursday announced that county unemployment rates decreased in all 95 counties across Tennessee in April and all counties are at or below five percent. “Our investments in education and workforce development are showing results in all corners of the state and to have such low ... (click for more)

In an opinion piece, 5/18/18, Rev. Josh Woodrow referred to me and my fellow School Board member, Joe Smith, as racists and white supremacists because we spoke out against busing. I have never met or spoken with Rev. Woodrow so he knows nothing about me. The reverend obviously knows nothing about Joe Smith either. Seems one of the reverend’s hobbies is “brewing beer”. Maybe, ... (click for more)

When Randy Boyd stood in front of more than 75 black ministers in Memphis on Tuesday, the ever-dynamic “doer of deeds” told the pastors an exciting story. He talked about “First Things First” of Chattanooga because the Tennessee gubernatorial candidate is totally sold on what Julie Baumgardner and her team have proven keeps families together. Boyd then met with some representatives ... (click for more)